Journey to Si Pan Don, Laos
May 14th 2008 From Vientiane, I traveled fifteen hours to the southernmost part of Laos, near the Cambodia border. I figured I might as well get as far away from Luang Prabang as possible, to check out the other side of the country while I had the chance. The area is called Si Pan Don, or 4,000 Islands though I think it's really only about 10 islands and 3,990 tiny pieces of land that emerge in the dry season.
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